Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 336 Buried on the spot
Wang Ping specially arranged for four staff members to lift the driver out of the cockpit, and everyone stood at attention, paying their highest respects in silence.

After seeing the person off, Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief, intending to chat with the amiable northern leader for a few minutes. However, the leader was busy and politely declined with a smile and a wave of his hand.

Before leaving, he amiably said, "We'll meet again," and then hurriedly left with a group of people.

Watching the group depart, Xiao Zhao said, "Sister Yang, this leader from the north isn't arrogant at all; he seems like a really nice person. He probably isn't a high-ranking official, is he?"

Zhang Yang curled his lip: "Xiao Zhao, look, the entire accident scene has been almost completely cleared up, except for this one and only body, which has been left untouched. It's obviously waiting for the big boss to come and make the decision."

"So that person was a high-ranking leader?"

"It won't be small."

The two chatted casually when the sharp-eyed Xiao Zhao pointed to a couple who looked like a couple not far away and said, "Sister Yang, that couple standing over there looks like passengers. Why don't we go over and interview them?"

Zhang Yang watched for a while, then suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Let's go, let's get started!"

Zhang Yang is the host and is responsible for appearing on camera, Xiao Zhao is the photographer who just needs to hold a camera, plus a lighting technician, it's efficient and easy to use.

"Students"

The three of them moved closer, and Zhang Yang subconsciously said, "No matter when, people in society always have a tolerant and caring attitude towards students."

She moved closer to the couple, not rushing to hand them the microphone, but simply standing there casually, smiling as she said, "You've suffered, haven't you?"

Her tone was gentle, like that of a caring older sister.

The boy blinked curiously, about to say it wasn't bitter, but the girl holding his arm choked up first.

Zhang Yang took out a silk handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to him.

The girl took the scarf and whispered "thank you".

After the girl calmed down, Zhang Yang started chatting with her.

During their conversation, they learned that the man's name was Han Min and the woman's name was Xu Lina, both university students from the same university in Taipei. They weren't originally acquainted, only that their seats were next to each other on the spaceship. After the major accident, they met while escaping the spaceship, and then discovered they were alumni, so they naturally became friends.

Zhang Yang asked, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"

Xu Lina said apologetically, "Sister Yang, I was in a hurry and forgot my luggage in the passenger compartment on the overpass. When I tried to go up to get it, the police stopped me and said it was closed off."

"It's sealed off? What are you going to do with your luggage?" Bored, Xiao Zhao put down his camera and started chatting with the three of them.

Xu Lina looked at the special police officers who were resting on the ground not far away and said gratefully, "They went up to get it for me, saying it was dangerous up there and that I should just wait here."

Following the girl's gaze, Zhang Yang habitually checked each of the special police officers, then suddenly realized that he seemed to be looking for Chen Shu.

Han Min chimed in: "We used to join the public intellectuals in criticizing the police online, but when something really happens, we still have to rely on them."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yang felt it was a good interview topic. Suppressing his excitement, he asked, "Why do you think so?"

Han Min looked at the overpass not far away, let out a long breath with lingering fear, and then said with a glimmer of light in his eyes:

"When the accident happened, we ran off the train. It was pitch black outside. We were standing on wet, ten-meter-high paved roads. The wind was howling at the bridgehead, and lightning was constantly striking overhead. The feeling was that even if we didn't die in the accident, we might fall and be smashed to pieces or be struck by lightning. Although there were many of us, the feeling of standing alone in the night sky was really unpleasant."

Less than half an hour later, the police officers arrived in their patrol cars. At that moment, we all felt incredibly helpless and vulnerable; seeing the police cars rushing in from all directions was so moving that we almost cried.

Zhang Yang, Han Min, Xu Lina, and others chatted casually beside the temporary command post; the formal interview had ended.

As they were chatting, the group saw a SWAT officer carrying a large silver suitcase, about 26 inches in size, on his shoulder as he walked towards them, his arms wrapped around the suitcase.

The suitcase had small wheels at the bottom, but perhaps not wanting to get it dirty, the SWAT officer didn't push it across the muddy ground.

Xu Lina pushed Han Min, and Han Min ran towards the special police on his own.

The SWAT officer waved his hand, insisting on carrying the suitcase to a slightly cleaner section of the concrete road. Panting, he put down the enormous suitcase, wiped the sweat from his brow, and shook his head with a wry smile:
"Little girl, this thing of yours is quite heavy."

As she spoke, she turned to Zhang Yang and his group and greeted them, "Yangyang, Xiao Zhao, you're here too. Are you here for an interview?"

Zhang Yang lowered his head slightly, his face a little red, and said softly, "Brother Shu, we're late, there's nothing left to film now."

Chen Shu said "Oh" and pointed to a spot under the bridge not far away, saying, "Yangyang, there are a few reporters interviewing a fire brigade instructor over there. Someone from the spaceship department will be going over there in a bit. You can go and take a look."

Then he waved and urged the young couple, "It's so late, you should go home. Are you from Dongzhou?"

"Yes! Thank you, officer!"

"Thank you, police officer! Goodbye!"

Why can't it be a police officer brother or a police officer elder brother?

This unexpected increase in seniority made Chen Shu, who was approaching thirty and somewhat sensitive about his age, feel a little sentimental.

Turning around, Chen Shu saw that Xiao Zhao and the lighting technician had already walked away, but Zhang Yang was still standing in front of him. Chen Shu was a little puzzled and was about to ask when Zhang Yang took out a silk handkerchief from his pocket, leaned over and carefully wiped Chen Shu's face, which was covered in dust and mud.

A sweet fragrance wafted towards him, leaving Chen Shu bewildered. By the time he realized what was happening, the girl had already ducked down and scurried off towards the bridge.

Chen Shu wiped his nose and involuntarily took another sniff; the fragrance was refreshing and lingering.

He then turned and walked toward the temporary command post.

Command has been handed over to the new spaceship department, and he needs to go there to report for duty and see if there's anything he can do to help.

As Chen Shu approached the temporary command post, before even entering, he heard a series of extremely heated arguments coming from inside.

"No! Absolutely not! I strongly oppose burying the damaged cabins on the spot!"

"Wang Ping, don't get agitated. We buried the bow and cabin to facilitate continued rescue efforts. Because the site is narrow and there are several mud pits nearby, we had to fill them in first to help with the rescue. You can check our past rescue records; this is our spacecraft department's consistent practice."

"Bullshit! If a person's relative was in one of these ship cabins and couldn't be contacted, and the news said the cabins were about to be buried on the spot, if you were that person, could you understand? Would you still check the rescue records!"

(End of this chapter)